Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-12
POR HOLDS OUT.
The American Consul General at
Mexico Appeals to the Public.
From the Ne,o York Herald,

From the Nslo York Herald.
CITY OF MEXICO, VIA GALVESTON, Feb.
9.-The Two Republics to-day publishes
the following interview with Consul Gen.
eral Porch regarding his removal:
A copy OF the telegram announcing the ap-
pointment of Mr. More was shown to Mr..
Porch and he said: II have been expecting
this for some time. This, however, is the first
time have heard that my successors name
had been actually sent in. But that some
action of the kind would be taken | have
known Of, or at least supposed for some days
past. The frat positive information had
was some two weeks ago. Then
received letter from Senators
Vest and Cockrell, of my State, saying that
Mr.. Bayard had told them he would remove
me on account OF my action when | accused
Mr.. Sedgewick of getting drunk in this city.
The letter continued that if wanted to re-
sign | could do so, the resignation to take
effect on April l. The next day 1 received
and open account OF the whole busi-
ness. or course 1 did not feel that
in justice to myself and to my
friends could resign, as had done nothing
but what considered and still consider my
duty, and to resign would have placed me
under a cloud. so l wrote, giving a full ex-
position of the disgraceful affair.
REFUSING TO RESIGN.
Last Friday Minister Manning called upon
me with telegram from Mr. Bayard in
structing him 10 ascertain from Consul Gene
raj Porch If he had forwarded mis- resignation.
| told Mr.. Manning / had not; that knew of
no reason why should do so; that there were
no charges against me, and that would not
resign unless some cause for my doing so
could oe shown. A day or two afterward Mr..
Manning called on me again with a telegram
from Mr.. Bayard instructing HIM to inform
me that the President desired my resignation
by telegraph. |. again emphatically refused,
and the nomination of my successor Is the re-
snll-a result | expected. You see 1t is the
only thing they could do, as the President can
neither remove nor suspend me while the
Senate is IN session, He can send in my sue
cessOrs name, and, il The Senate confirms Mr..
More's appointment, he will come to Mexico
and l II then turn over the office to him.
FIGHT TO THE BITTER END.
"What are you going to do" asked your
correspondent.
"Fight-fght to the bitter end. Ihave been
unjusty. not to say outrageously dealt with
and do not propose calmly to submit. Mr.
Bavard has only heard one side Of the story
and refused to listen to the other. MIR. Sedge-
wick had the Secretary's ear, and. OF course,
told him, as he told everybody else, that that
story OF his debauch WAS an outrageous lie,
andthat lent my aid TO formulate It. | tele-
graphed TO MIR. Bayard Offering my reasons
for nv course in the matter, and to show him
the causes winch not alone justified my &C
ton but dictated 1t. offered to prove my
charges against Mr.. Sedgwick by undeniable
evidence. Mr.. Bayard's only answer was
request made through third party for my
resignation. He never gave me a chance.
AND WON'T GIVE IN.
81 now propose 10 give myself this chance
by publishing my case TO the world and al
lowing the public to judge of the business of
my cause. Everything in connection with the
case Will be made public. Everything!
will show Mr.. SedegwicEsup through unim-
peachable evidence. The leading results Of
my action in Mexico will be indorsed both by
Americans and iMeXicans who know the true
state of the case"